Collections 2 Vocabulary

Which word uses the prefix pro-, which means before, in the same way pro-is used in prolonged in the sentence below.
"I looked away, for a prolonged stare can be interpreted as a threat."

• proof
• pronoun
• progress
• profession

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which suffix can be added to the verb observe to form a noun that means "the -process of observing"?

• -ion
• -atory
• -ry
• -ation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which suffix can be added to the verb impress to form a noun that means "an effect produced on the mind"?

• -ion
• -ure
• -ery
• -ation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

John Henry says "I will not quit," during the eighth hour of the contest.  Which of these words is the best synonym to replace quit in the sentence?

• disappoint
• resign
• rest
• stop

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Which word is a synonym for the word Nativity in line 5 of Sonnet 60?

"Nativity, once in the main of light,"

• birth
• childhood
• ignorance
  ingnorance
• nationality

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Jane Goodall uses the word exhilaration in this sentence excerpt from In the Shadow of Man: "there was the sense of exhilaration that comes when danger has threatened and left one unharmed." Which of these words is the best synonym to replace exhilaration in the sentence?

• disappointment
• calm
• excitement
• fear

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A